BELTON. Samuel Belton, 37, of Hartford, departed this life Wednesday (Oct. 26) at St. Francis Hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1957, in Hartford to Pastor Viola (Waden) Belton, and the late Moses Belton, and was a lifelong resident of the Hartford area. He was a devoted member of the Pentecost Holiness Church of Deliverance, Hartford. Besides his mother, he is survived by four brothers, Mosier, James, Andrew, and Jacob Belton; six sisters, Mary Appiah- Shuler, Virginia Price, Rose Riley, Ruthamae Shepard, Dianah Walker, and Sarah Carter; a stepfather, Arnold Granger; four brothers-in- law, Marvin L. Price, Willie Riley, Clifford Walker, and Kevin Carter; a sister-in-law, Janie M. Belton, all of Connecticut; a host of other relatives and friends.

Caught In The Draft The Buccaneers need another offensive weapon, such as a wide receiver, but if Central Florida quarterback Duante Culpepper is available at No. 15, they should take him. That's ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s take, at least. With their talent, the Bucs shouldn't be picking this high again for a while, unless quarterback Trent Dilfer stagnates. And if that happens, they would be glad they used this pick on a talented, if rough-around-the-edges, quarterback to eventually replace him. Our Call: At some point, maybe as early as the second round, the Seahawks will take Washington quarterback Brock Huard.

Kevin Carter was part of a marauding group of white South African photographers who called themselves "The Bang Bang Club" for their striking images in black townships as apartheid was ending. His most famous shot, though, came in Sudan, where he illustrated the devastation of famine with a shot of a small, starving girl who stumbles in the desert, with a vulture watching intently behind her. The image won a Pulitzer Prize and drew attention to starvation in that part of the world, but some criticized him for the detachment required to take the shot: Why wasn't he helping the girl instead?

Kevin Carter was part of a marauding group of white South African photographers who called themselves "The Bang Bang Club" for their striking images in black townships as apartheid was ending. His most famous shot, though, came in Sudan, where he illustrated the devastation of famine with a shot of a small, starving girl who stumbles in the desert, with a vulture watching intently behind her. The image won a Pulitzer Prize and drew attention to starvation in that part of the world, but some criticized him for the detachment required to take the shot: Why wasn't he helping the girl instead?

If Tim Smith's work against Denver in Super Bowl XXII doesn't resonate as vividly as Emmitt Smith, if the exploits of Fulton Walker in Super Bowl XVII don't rival those of Desmond Howard, if what Jack Squirek did to Washington in Super Bowl XVIII pales in comparison to Chuck Howley's resume, you must believe the Super Bowl belongs only to superstars. Well, it doesn't. For the last 33 years, the Super Bowl has been trying to make a point: Football is a team game and everybody on the team has a chance to make an impact.

Caught In The Draft The Buccaneers need another offensive weapon, such as a wide receiver, but if Central Florida quarterback Duante Culpepper is available at No. 15, they should take him. That's ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s take, at least. With their talent, the Bucs shouldn't be picking this high again for a while, unless quarterback Trent Dilfer stagnates. And if that happens, they would be glad they used this pick on a talented, if rough-around-the-edges, quarterback to eventually replace him. Our Call: At some point, maybe as early as the second round, the Seahawks will take Washington quarterback Brock Huard.

Local police say they were just doing "old-fashioned" police work in March 1993 when they began to investigate Kevin Carter as a suspected drug dealer. Carter, a former Risley Road resident now serving a prison sentence, says otherwise in a $2.5 million lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last fall. A black man, Carter, who is black, alleges police targeted him after an automobile accident merely because of his race. The lawsuit, which Carter filed on his own behalf, names the towns of Glastonbury and East Hartford, 12 police officials and a public housing official as defendants.

If Tim Smith's work against Denver in Super Bowl XXII doesn't resonate as vividly as Emmitt Smith, if the exploits of Fulton Walker in Super Bowl XVII don't rival those of Desmond Howard, if what Jack Squirek did to Washington in Super Bowl XVIII pales in comparison to Chuck Howley's resume, you must believe the Super Bowl belongs only to superstars. Well, it doesn't. For the last 33 years, the Super Bowl has been trying to make a point: Football is a team game and everybody on the team has a chance to make an impact.

During the week, Rams coach Dick Vermeil said fans calling for the benching of quarterback Tony Banks "had little knowledge." More than 64,000 Rams fans displayed their poor judgment again Sunday. They showed up at the Trans World Dome to watch two thoroughly undistinguished teams grope for the .500 mark. The Rams reached mediocrity, beating the Giants, 13-3. As bad as the Giants offense has been in recent years, this may have been the worst effort yet. They began six possessions at midfield or in St. Louis territory, yet did not penetrate the Rams' 20-yard line, let alone the end zone.